antagonist
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But not everyone would roll their eyes at Michelle, the antagonist of Oreo-gate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The team found that blocking TRPV4 with the antagonist prevented vanillin from producing these effects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals says its GLP-1 receptor antagonist, avexitide, met both the primary and secondary endpoints in a late-stage clinical trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, the cruel antagonist Antinous has his eyes fixed on the queen while her husband is still away.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He moved sideways between the young man and the sun, so that his antagonist had to squint and blink.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
O’Donnell has been one of Trump’s most persistent celebrity antagonists since.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
These include SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1-based therapies, and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in people with chronic kidney disease without diabetes.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Jordan also collaborated with Coogler in 2018 with Black Panther where he played Erik Killmonger, one of the most memorable antagonists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Mays and Clemmett are well matched as antagonists, balancing the flamboyant flaws and stubborn humanity of their characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
The old antagonists, manifesting themselves at the periphery of his vision; it, or they, had followed him all the way up the hill and they would remain until at the top—
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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